As Dusk Falls’ couch co-op makes a middling thriller a lot more memorable

This character's name is Jay. That's my name! | Image: INTERIOR/NIGHT

As my wife and I played through As Dusk Falls, a tense new interactive thriller that recently launched on Xbox Game Pass, we would regularly turn to each other on the couch and say, Coin flip."

In As Dusk Falls, up to eight people playing together in local co-op can simultaneously vote on what the game's characters should do next. Think Black Mirror: Bandersnatch mixed with Jackbox's many-player multiplayer brand of trivia. Similar to Jackbox games, you don't even need a controller - you can just use your phone (though you'll have to download a companion app).

Think Bandersnatch mixed with Jackbox

Much of As Dusk Falls' story revolves around a hostage situation at a motel, and as you might expect, decisions can be pretty tough. In one...

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